Limitation Act 1969

A person claiming to have a cause of action to which Division 6 of Part 2 applies who was a minor at the time of the act or omission alleged to have resulted in the injury or death with which the cause of action is concerned may apply to a court for the extension of a limitation period applicable to the cause of action on the basis that the failure to bring an action founded on the cause of action within that limitation period is attributable to an irrational decision by a parent or guardian of the person made after the cause of action is discoverable (within the meaning of Division 6 of Part 2) by the parent or guardian.

If it appears to the court that—

the limitation period applicable to the cause of action expired before or within 1 year after the applicant reached 18 years of age, and

the failure to bring an action on the cause of action within that limitation period is attributable to an irrational decision by a parent or guardian of the applicant made while the applicant was a minor, and

there is evidence to establish the cause of action, apart from any defence founded on the expiration of a limitation period,

If a court orders the extension of a limitation period for a cause of action under this section, that limitation period is accordingly extended for the purposes of—

an action brought by the applicant in that court on the cause of action that the applicant claims to have, and

section 26 (1) (b) in relation to any associated action for contribution under section 5 (1) of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946 brought by the person against whom that cause of action lies.